Hood cover



Dec. 3, 1929. E. LEHMANN H001: coma Filed Jan. 18. 1927 m i 6 M, 5

IIIIIIIIIII lI|||||||| ll 1 .II I\ Patented Da.3,1929 1,738,438.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE EMIL LEHMANN, or RHINELANDER, wisoonsrmnssrenon or ONE-HALF "r RUDOLPH a. Brian, on nnrnnnnnnnn, Wisconsin HOOD COVER Application filed January 13, 1927. Serial No. 161,849.

This invention relates to a cover designed ferred form of the invention has been shown. for use in connection with the hood of an auto- In said drawings, j i

mobile, one of the objects being to provide Figure 1 is a side elevation of the radiator an efficient cover utilizing the minimum and hood of an automobile showing the cover amount of material in its construction and applied thereto, a portion of thecovcr being which is so designed as to leave exposed the in section. greater portion of the hood so that it will not Figure 2 is a front elevation of the cover apbe marred by long contact, while in a heated plied to a radiator. I condition, with the inner surface of the cover. Figure 3 is a section through the cover on 19 Hood covers as generally constructed extend line 33, FigureQ. A entirely over the hood, concealing the louvers Referring to the figures by characters of at the sides thereof. It has been found in reference 1 designates the front of thecover, practice, however, that for the purpose of the same being formed of a suitable fabric protecting the radiator it is not essential that so shaped as to conform with the contour of 15 the louvers be entirely covered. It has also a radiator R, and being preferably of such been found undersirable to have the cover length as to hangbelow the radiator as shown completely concealing the hood because it at 2. An opening 3 is formed in the front tends to remove the gloss from the finish of the cover and secured to said front adthrough constant friction thereon and bejacentthe bottom of the opening is a curtain no cause of the retention of excessive heat. 4; provided along its side edges and top with Moreover it has been thought necessary to snap fasteners 5 or the like whereby the curextend a cover entirely over a hood in order tain can be held flat upon the front of the to properly fasten it in position. It has been cover and completely close the opening 3. found, however, that such a construction is Should it be desired to partly expose the open- 25 not essential and one of the objects of the ing, however, the fasteners can be detached, 7 present invention is to provide a cover which the curtain lowered, and the members of the can be produced much more cheaply than fasteners pressed together so as to support heretofore, leaves the top of the hood exposed, the curtain as shown for example'in Figure 1. allows the heated air and gases to escape Obviously by having the fasteners spaced :0 through certain of the louvers, and permits apart at regular intervals the size of the exattachment of the hood cover in the usual posed portion of the opening and, consequent way. ly, the area of the exposed portion of the A further object is to provide the cover radiator can be varied atwill. Extending with an adjustable apron for controlling the bacliwardly from the front 1 of the cover 35 flow of cold air through the radiator. are side wings 6 formed of the same kind of Another object is to provide a cover which material as the front and having apertures 7 is attractive in appearance and tends to add to near their lower edges for the reception of the beauty of the vehicle rather than detract the hood fasteners F. The upper edges of the therefrom. wings 6' curve upwardly and forwardly and 40 With the foregoing and other objects in merge at the top of the hood close to the radi- View which will appear as the description ator, the top portion of the cover being sufproceeds, the invention resides in the co1nliciently broad to permit the formation of bination and arrangement of parts andin an opening 8 therein for the reception of the the details of construction hereinafter defilling sleeve S projecting upwardly from the 45 scribed and claimed, it being understood that radiator. It will be noted that when the changes in the precise embodiment of the incover is in position practically the entire top vention herein disclosed may be made within of the hood is exposed and only portions of the scope of what is claimed, without departthe louvers L are concealed. Consequently ing from the spirit of the invention. the objections due to the use of a cover that In the accompanying drawings the pre extends entirely over the hood are avoided and a port-ion of the heated air is permitted to escape so that the hood will not become overheated. I I

In addition to the advantages already set forth,the,present invention is desirable because it permits the engine to be more readily inspected than where a cover is extended entirely over the hood. In other words, if an a to be raised. Furthermore if necessary both wings of the cover can be detached inspection of the engine is desired, one side of the cover can be detached and folded back, thus allowing one side of the hood and swung back without removing the front Q Q 9f the co .fr mfihe. ad ato Thus Both sides of the hood can be opened easily.

. Whafiisclaimedia e A hoo we; .ud n a fron port o adapt d. W ek nd acr d a und a ,m a'tor,s and wings extending from the sidesfof i ff ontlpoxt on. ha in h r upper. edges .inclin'ed downwardly andrearwardly from th at r of th radiat r engaging p rt o of the cover and integral therewith, either of said wings being foldable forwardly to perraising one side of the hood to" which the c ve s-aennec l. In, testimony that I claim the foregoing as myown, I have hereto. afiixed my signature. (I EMIL LEHMANN. 

